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Prime Video reveals UEFA team; adds NFL Game Pass

Prime Video has unveiled the range of live sports and documentaries coming to the service in the UK at the Prime Video Presents Sport showcase in London, including a reveal of UEFA Champions League on Prime, details of the deal that will bring over 100 NBA games to Prime per season from 2025, the launch […]

August 19, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Netflix’s Tyson vs Paul rescheduled for November

On August 18th, at the inaugural Fanatics Fest NYC, at the Javits Center in New York, Jake Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) and Mike Tyson (50-6, 44 KOs) came face to face for the first time since the Netflix and Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) historic bout was rescheduled. Paul vs Tyson is set for an eight-round […]

August 19, 2024

Australian The Office coming to Prime Video

Prime Video has announced that Australian Original The Office will premiere on the platform on October 18th. The comedy series is the thirteenth version of the global hit franchise and has the first-ever female lead in the iconic role – comedian and actor Felicity Ward (Time Bandits, Wakefield, The Inbetweeners 2) – who plays Hannah […]

August 19, 2024

Horizon: An American Saga on Max

New Line Cinema and Territory Pictures’ Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 will make its streaming debut this week, exclusively on Max. In the great tradition of Warner Bros Pictures’ iconic Westerns, Horizon: An American Saga explores the lure of the Old West and how it was won—and lost—through the blood, sweat and tears of […]

August 19, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Research: 42% US internet homes use an AVoD/FAST service

Research from Parks Associates shows that consumer habits continue to shift around video viewing – now 71 per cent of US internet households use an SVoD service, 42 per cent use an AVoD and/or FAST service, and 18 per cent use a TVoD service. “Competition is fierce, and the pressure is on to offer unique, […]

August 16, 2024

Research: Streaming saves UK holidays

Research from Virgin Media O2 finds majority (85 per cent) of parents consider reliable connectivity crucial for entertaining children during wet weather on rural outtings during the school holidays. With 60 per cent of respondents (over 40 million Brits) heading on countryside getaways this summer, more than 1 in 3 (37 per cent) are looking […]

August 16, 2024

The Money Game on Prime Video in September

Prime Video has announced that The Money Game, a six-part docuseries that chronicles the introduction of the groundbreaking decision by the NCAA to grant NIL (name, image and likeness) rights to student-athletes, permitting them – for the first time ever – to earn endorsement compensation while maintaining their amateur athletic status. The entire season will […]

August 16, 2024

Data: UK SVoD homes hit 20m for first time

Barb has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20 million UK homes (68.7 per cent) had access to a subscription video-on-demand (SVoD) service in Q2 2024. This is a slight increase from 19.5 million UK homes (67.9 per cent) in Q1, and the first time more than 20 million UK homes report having […]

August 15, 2024

Report: Streamers need consistent experience across all screens

A white paper from Parks Associates, produced in partnership with JW Player (JWP), reveals streaming service providers operate in a video market expanding into increased complexity and changing viewer habits. Parks Associates research shows an increase in video viewing – now 67 per cent of consumers watch social video, 50per cent watch free ad-supported video, […]

August 15, 2024

MAVTV GO launches

MAVTV, the media platform for motorsports, powersports and automotive programming, is launching MAVTV GO, its new direct-to-consumer streaming service. Developed in partnership with Endeavor Streaming, a specialist in premium video distribution, MAVTV GO brings motorsports fans worldwide access to original shows, live racing, race recaps, documentaries and a library of VoD content that includes archive […]

August 15, 2024By Colin Mann